EPA Officials Laud NEJAC For Role In Creation Of New Program Office

EPA officials are lauding the National Environmental Justice Advisory Committee (NEJAC) for its longstanding work they say helped lead to the historic launch of the agency’s new Office of Environmental Justice & External Civil Rights, while urging NEJAC to help hold the agency accountable for delivering on its EJ commitments. Senior EJ Advisor Robin Collins told the group at its Sept. 28 meeting that NEJAC “started us” on this path “30 years ago” when it would have been impossible to...